Project Gutenberg 2024-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 249 Robinson, Harriet Jane Hanson 1825 1911 Robinson, Harriet H. (Harriet Hanson) Robinson, Harriet Hanson Robinson, Mrs. W. S. Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson) 1840 1909 Wright, Carroll Davidson Larcom, Lucy 1824 1893 c98000383 Loom and spindle : $b or life among the early mill girls with a sketch of "the Lowell offering" and some of its contributors $aNew York :$bThomas Y. Crowell & Company, $c1898. Susan E., Fay Dunn and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Loom and Spindle: Or Life Among the Early Mill Girls" by Harriet H. Robinson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work offers an intimate look into the lives of women who worked in the textile mills at Lowell, Massachusetts during the early years of industrialization. Robinson chronicles the experiences of these women, emphasizing their resilience and the societal shifts that accompanied their entrance into the workforce. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on the simplicity of life in rural New England prior to the dawn of mechanical industry. She describes how the advent of factories changed traditional roles for women, offering them opportunities for economic independence and education. Through the lens of her own experiences and those of her peers, the opening of this account paints a vivid picture of early mill life, highlighting the challenges and triumphs that defined the mill girls' experiences as they transitioned into a new era of labor and social status. The author appeals to both the nostalgia and the critical eye of her readers, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the impact these women's lives had on American society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/loomspindleorlif00robiuoft and https://archive.org/details/loomspindleorlif00robi 20230926093544robinson 1898 US Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women textile workers -- Massachusetts -- Lowell -- Biography Factory system Lowell offering Lowell (Mass.) -- Social conditions HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Schools & Universities 357125 2025-07-28T15:48:57.811366 text/html 332125 2024-01-19T14:49:37 text/html 1226952 2025-07-28T15:49:04.938352 application/epub+zip 1226711 2025-07-28T15:48:59.566374 application/epub+zip 277988 2025-07-28T15:48:58.581384 application/epub+zip 1426508 2025-07-28T15:49:08.928360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1391351 2025-07-28T15:49:04.146357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305865 2025-07-28T15:48:56.977406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285791 2024-01-19T14:49:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18927 2025-07-28T15:49:09.100294 application/rdf+xml 18572 2025-07-28T15:48:58.904348 image/jpeg 2253 2025-07-28T15:48:58.768341 image/jpeg 1211731 2025-07-28T15:48:57.859349 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia